Trump Declares Oct. 14 ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk’

The president honored the slain conservative commentator on what would have been his 32nd birthday.

President Donald Trump hands Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, the Medal of Freedom in honor of her late husband who was assassinated on Sept. 10 in Utah, at the Rose Garden at the White House on Oct. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Tuesday in the Oval Office declaring Oct. 14 a “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk” in honor of the slain conservative commentator. 

“Today, our Nation honors the immortal memory of Charlie—a father, a husband, a Christian martyr, and a titan of the American conservative movement,” the proclamation reads. “We honor his life, we send our condolences to his beautiful family, and we pledge to advance the values for which he laid down his life.”